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Lookin’ great, Smitty. It has been fun and educational following along on this refurb. You’ve done a great job of making something attractive and useful, while still preserving the history. I can’t wait to see the final reveal.

-- "My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right." Abraham Lincoln

Thanks Gents. It’s been a long, strange trip and I’m happy to see it coming to successful close. I have hardware, but will keep that ‘closely held’ until the final post. Gotta leave you with something to look forward to.

I waxed the tills and side rails, and things work very well now. It’s like having a new toy, I’m telling ya. One thing at present is an issue: the bottom till is not quite deep enough to hold a brace; the knob is the problem. I’m thinking a slight mod to the till bottom will get me there; I have clearance below, but hope I don’t have to go all the way through to make it happen. I really, really want a brace and bit set in that drawer, though.

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